Overview
Dreaded serial killer Peter Kurten voluntarily turns himself over to the authorities. A young lawyer, eager to prove Kurten's mental derangement, agrees to defend a man who terrorized Germany between 1929 and 1931. In studying the case and meeting with the intelligent, cold-blooded manipulator, the young idealist's values become warped.
Cast
- Milan Kňažko as Peter Kürten
- Pavel Gajdoš as Advocate Wehner
- Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová as Marie Kürten
- Zuzana Kajnarová as Reception Clerk
- Miroslav Táborský as Klein
- Jan Vlasák as Wenge
- Meto Jovanovski as Judge
- Elena Stanisheva as Eva
- Zuzana Valchárová-Poulová as Mrs. Kleinová
- Pavel Kikinčuk as Attorney